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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I create a new assessment using markup text or cut and paste?</h1></div>
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<li>Enter a title for the assessment.</li>
<li>Choose the <strong>Create using markup text</strong> radio button.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Create</strong>.</li>
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    <p>In this screen, you will see fields for the name and description of the your assessment, and for the questions. Enter your questions into the questions window and then click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>
<p><em>Note: Your questions must be written in a specific format. Refer to the "Instructions &amp; Examples" shown on this screen for the correct format.</em></p>
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<li>(Optional) Select the <strong>Show Rich-Text Editor (and character count)</strong> link to enable the rich text editor for formatting your question text. If you plan to format question text, it is best to enable the editor before you paste in your question text.</li>
<li>The format for all supported question types is shown on the right. Select the link for the desired question type to see the format for that question.</li>
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    <p><em>Tip: You may find it convenient to prepare questions in advance and then copy and paste them into the question area. Refer to the mark-up text format required and then type up your questions in a text editor. Then copy and paste your questions into the markup text area.</em></p>
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    <p>Check that your questions meet your expectations. </p>
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    <p>If everything looks correct, click <strong>Create Assessment</strong> to create a new assessment. </p>
<p>(Alternately, you may click <strong>Create Question Pool</strong> to create a new question pool instead of a new assessment.)</p>
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    <p>You may now make further changes as described in <a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoicreateanassessmentintestsandquizzes">How do I create an Assessment (i.e., Test or Quiz)?</a>, starting from "Add a question."</p>
<p><em>Tip: Remember that you still need to </em><a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoipublishanassessmentietestorquiz"><em>publish your assessment</em></a><em> before students can view and submit it.</em></p>
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